ASUS P5B

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 18:44

ok first issue with board, (i dont have the deluxe btw, just the vanila but ive been told its all the same) basically ide chanels have a jmicron chipset, not true ide

this causes things like linux impaired to install, luckily xp did, but in xp i cant write discs. This is bad because i found that fedora core 6 is the only working linux distro, ive downloaded it, try to put it onto disc and starts fine with nero, get so far and then says that there is a problem, its not discs or the iso, i tired lots of differnt discs on lots of different iso, all doesnt work. anyone know ways round this anyone else haveing same issues, i want help plz

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:11

1hr30 *nudge*

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:34

yes ive heard, i have the new bios so still problem, ive looking at buying a sata to ide connector that would go straight into the back of the cd-rw, and then into a sata port on my mobo, would this solve the problem by completly bypassing the jmicron utility

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:47

well i ordered a converter was only a fiver off ebay so it will either do the job or it wont,

i only really need the cd-rw in linux to install after than i can just play about with it

but if it does fix my writing problem then great fiver well speant

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:59

well from what i have heard the jmicron has caused a huge problem with loads of owners, i even heard statements of a conspiracy where intel are promoting the death of ide, lol, have you noticed how sata dvd-rw have increased loads over the past while. would that be happening if dedicated ide channels where around !!!!

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 21:29

how much and where from, i noticed ocuk dont do any, a real shame i think

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 07:51

oooo they do!! send me the link to the page please, and tell me which ones down etc

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 15:53

ive uninstalled th jmicron thingy, now for the reboot

hope it works

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 16:00

uh oh, its asking for drivers i dont have

, do i insert my mobo driver cd

hmm im gona stop being noob of corse i do

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 16:06

well windows re-recognized it, installed drives, but now windows doesnt even see it as a -rw drive so its completly screwed now lolol. Well hopefully my ide to sata converter thingy will come soon perhaps tomoro if lucky. And if all goes well completly bypass the jmicron issue

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 16:58

didnt have to on my old pc and tbh i dont have any

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 18:43

cant find any drivers for the TEAC CDW58E any help

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 18:51

xp pro sp2 yuh huh

FrostedNipple · 18 Nov 2006 at 14:39

well ive just recieved my IDE 2 SATA converter, and it doesnt show up in bios, probably wouldnt bu ti think it should, i go into windows, and oh, wheres the drive gone, hmm its either faulty or theres somthing wrong with my pc, im gona try all my sata ports, i dont need to set up raid or nefin do i?

Concorde Rules said:
I've bought a SATA DVD-RW, not had any problems really. Just the current DVR-RW goes back in my mac

how much was it, and what model ??? just in case i cant get this soding converter working

FrostedNipple · 18 Nov 2006 at 18:34

Concorde Rules said:
ATA to SATA? SATA to ATA won't work IIRC.

well it was advertised as to be plugged into the back of my ide hdd/cdrom/dvd etc, then into a sata port on my mobo
mybe its not compatibible with cd-rw drives